Series of Research Articles

Summary
Series of Research Articles on, for instance: • The uses of science for diplomacy: trajectories, features, opportunities, limits and failures. • The ‘Republic of Science’ and liberal democracies: Inclusion and exclusion. • Foundations and science diplomacy: Their take, salient features, and competitive edges. • Science in the external relations of the EU: from capacity building to research excellence. • EU FPs and ERA as role models: strengthening ties, leveraging science for joint innovation. • From international mobility programmes and research collaboration to strategic partnerships: who is in the driver’s seat? • Changing issues and agents in diplomacy for science: how to juggle tensions between cooperation and competition? • Crossing borders and boundaries to spur innovation: Key objectives and features of science diplomacy in international comparison. • The impact of science diplomacy: do we have any metrics beyond anecdotal evidence? • Same but different: The role, scope and added value of EU science diplomacy against the backdrop of national policies of its member states. • The EU’s stakes in the global governance of science and promoting research integrity, with the OECD/GSF as a case-study.